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Newark, OH vs Biddeford, ME

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Highlights
- Biddeford spends 17.6% more per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.0% lower in Biddeford than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Biddeford had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, OHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,971$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4334573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Newark    7 Reviews

I have lived here in Newark for over nine and a half years. This isn't the best place to live. Sure there's historical buildings, including the courthouse, and the  More

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We retired to Newark, coming from the ‘burbs of the Chicago area. People we meet are surprised to hear that someone would choose Newark to retire to, but as newcomers  More

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This city is good for the older generation, rtetiring, and folks that wont mind settling in an affordable-yet-boring town. Crime is going up. Poverty increasing, and  More

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Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Over 17 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  More

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